Laurie is the principal of Designlore, a place for making, thinking and teaching design. She has over 30 years of graphic design experience recognized by Communication Arts, Creativity, How Magazine, and AIGA. Her book, The Art of Boat Names was published by McGraw-Hill in 2008.

As an educator, Laurie has lectured on design internationally. Currently, she teaches Design Thinking and Data Visualization at Johns Hopkins University and Design Theory at Temple University. At Thomas Jefferson University, she brings a human-centered design approach to healthcare and civic design challenges. Laurie was named an AIGA Fellow in 2009.

BS University of Delaware
MFA Yale University
AIGA/Harvard Business School Design Leaders Program